The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-29
The Press On the Lake Charles
Convention.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Interstate Farmers Convention,
to be held at Lake Charles on the 22d
Of February, prux., is attracting gen
eral attention throughout the country.
A number of Eastern and Western
papers have noticed it very favorably
and urged the appointment OF dele
gates to represent the various States
in the convention, which promises to
be a grand success. The State con
vention of farmers, which will open
here next Wednesday, will doubtless
arrange TO be largely represented at
Lake Charles. 1t is gratifying to note
these evidences of interest i'll the agrI-
cultural industries of the country,
which constitute the basis of all 9th
ers, and we regard these movements
as the forerunners of an era of agricuI-
tural development and prosperity never
before attained.
The Jonesboro (Ill.) Gazette makes
the following favorable remarks about
the Lake Charles convention
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana,
has called convention, on the 22d of
February next, at the city of Lake
Charles, in that State, in the interest
of stock-raislng, dairying, fruit-grow-
ing, and for the promotion of general
agriculture. 1t is to be an Interstate
Convention, and the Governors of the
States are requested TO appoint dele
gates, as many as they may deem nee
essary, TO represent their States. Ilh-
nois, which finds a good market for
her bread stuff in Louisiana, should
take an interest III this convention,
and her leading grain and stock grow
ers should attend. Gov. Oglesby is
personally acquainted with John 7.
Reynolds, d. L. Gilman, Col. Mills,
and other whee-horses of the State
Agricultural Society, and we trust that
he will appoint sueh experienced and
observing agFicultnrists as those TO at
tend this important convention. Gov.
McEnery says in his circular of invita-
ton TO the Governors "Thc dele
gates will be received with great hos.
pitality, and the citizens of the State
will endeavor to make their visit
pleasant and agreeable"
The Wellsville IN. " Free Press,
under the caption Coming Events
Casting Shadows Before" says:
Readers of the Free Press will not
fail to peruse the letter of Invitation
on the part of Governor McEnery, of
Louisiana, addressed TO an Allegany
farmer inviting him TO attend the in
terstate convention of agricultnrists,
dairymeu, fruit growers, etc., TO be
held at Lake Charles, of said State Of
Louisiana, Feb 90, 23 and "a. This,
understand, though seemingly q great
honor to the individual, is nothing of
the kind. 1t is an invitation only ex-
tended to private citizen who cares
nothing for fame, a plain farmer, who
cares more for his farm and it's produc-
tions than for all the honors of men,
come whence they may. Will the
Speaker of the New York State Assem-
bly,, and all Senators and members
read that remarkable sermon by the
Rev. Dewitt Talmage on the subject
of 1.-The Great Distribution, and know
that such is the gospel of the new dis
pensation. Let them know, too, that
the Patrons of Husbandry, the Farm
ers' Alliance, the Knights Of Labor,
the wealth producers and bread win
ners, aud Others of the industrial
classes, will be found at Lake Charles,
La, on the occasion mentioned, and
will represent not the republic of The
past, but the one ofsthe future. Hon.
Warner Miller is farmer, and Chair
man of the Committee on Agriculture
of the United States Senate.
Hon. A. N. Cole, WelIsville, N. u
Dear Sir-I have received your let
ter of Jan. 4, aud the Free Press in
closed. The other papers referred to
have not yet arrived. / have read
yonr letter and editorial in Free Press
with interest. Permit me to extend
TO you cordial inEitation TO attend
the convention of agricultnrists, dairy.
men, frnit-growers, etc, to be held at
Lake Charles, Feb. 20, 20, "a. You
will be received by the citizens Of that
portion of Louisiana with a warm wei
come. 1t is beautiful and remarka-
bly, healthy country, suitable for any
sort of agricultural industry. You
will, ] am sure, be pleased with the
country. ! earnestly request yon to
attend this exhibition.
Very truly yours,
s. ID. MGEEERY.